Chapter 218: Internal Strength Attacks the Marrow, Enemy at the Gate

As the night fell, a pale glow appeared in the sky.

The early morning dew soaked Qi Sui's clothes.

He took long and slow breaths, trying to practice the internal energy technique he had just learned, the "Pure Yang True Fire Divine Art".

It is rumored that if one practices this internal skill to perfection, one can generate a cluster of pure yang fire out of thin air within the body.

Of course, in Qi Sui's eyes, this was pure bluffing. If one could achieve this level with just one book of martial arts, then extraordinary warriors would not be so rare and terrifying.

But internal strength is not completely useless.

The essence of internal strength is actually to guide the flow of internal energy in the body.

It just so happens that in the practice of the Grandmaster realm, it is necessary to use the internal strength of the flesh and blood cells to nourish other cells in the body, until the bone marrow, blood and other cells can generate internal strength, thus achieving the Grandmaster realm.

Proficiently mastering the internal skills can make the process of warming and nourishing easier and simpler.

The benefits are endless!

Especially because of the historical gap, there is basically no internal energy passed down in modern society. The master's cultivation can only be done with the traditional gravity benzene method and the assistance of a large number of genetic drugs. The cultivation speed is very slow and it takes thirty to fifty years of accumulation.

“This is such a rare opportunity!”

"I can also learn more inner skills in this world, which will greatly shorten the time it takes to reach the Grandmaster level."

Qi Sui licked his lips.

Although his training speed has always been very fast with the help of the career panel, no one would complain about being faster.

Moreover, he often felt an inexplicable sense of urgency.

It seemed that a great crisis and great terror were waiting for him not far ahead.

There is not much time left for him!
"Husband!"

Su Nian also did not sleep all night.

At this time, she had taken off her wedding dress and put on the purple-red phoenix robe she usually wore.

He came in from outside, holding a bowl of steaming porridge in his hand.

"This is the red osmanthus lotus seed porridge I just cooked. It is the best for warming the stomach and dispelling the cold. It's cold in the morning, so drink it while it's hot, my husband!"

Despite being ignored, the girl's pretty face, which was a little red from the cold, still had a gentle smile.

Qi Sui finished breathing.

A stream of white gas gushed out of his mouth, vaguely turning into a long dragon, which smashed the huge rock not far away into pieces.

"You drink first!" he said calmly.

"Oh~"

Su Nian is a person who is somewhat submissive.

She put the bowl in front of her rosy little mouth and took a few sips. After the hot porridge went down her throat, she immediately felt a lot warmer.

"Hey, my husband, I've drunk it!"

This time, Qi Sui did not refuse her kindness. He took the bowl and drank it all.

It has to be said that although Su Nian was born into an imperial family, she was not the kind of woman who had never done housework. Her cooking skills were very impressive, and she could make a simple bowl of porridge unexpectedly delicious.

"If you open a breakfast shop downstairs in my neighborhood with your cooking skills, business will definitely be booming!"

"What neighborhood?"

Su Nian's pretty face was confused.

"fine!"

Qi Sui coughed and put his hand on Su Nian's back. He could feel the girl's body tense up for a moment, but then relaxed immediately.

"Qi Lang..."

"Don't talk, just feel it silently!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Sui's internal energy began to flow rapidly and all gathered on his palms. A layer of faint red energy rose up.

However, it did not cause any harm to Su Nian. Instead, it contained a strong feeling of burning, as if it was a work of art, peeling off silk threads from nature, and it transformed into wisps of mist energy and flowed into Su Nian's body through the pores of the skin.

"Ah! So hot!"

Su Nian's pretty face flushed and she let out a soft moan.

She only felt as if a fire was burning inside her body, repeatedly tempering her flesh.

"It really works. Grandmaster's Qi can have attributes. It can not only be used to fight the enemy, but also derive other wonderful uses!"

Qi Sui couldn't help but grin.

After the "Pure Yang True Fire" magic skill is fully developed, it can give the Gang Qi a fire attribute.

If we talk about the essence of the world, it is through the operation of internal energy that some fire element particles are attached to the qi.

The Pure Yang Fire has the ability to cleanse the body and improve one's aptitude. In addition, he has incorporated the wood element of the "Three Pure Wood Spirits" internal energy to make his Qi softer.

Even though Su Nian's realm is ordinary and his body is weak, he can withstand the baptism of the罡气.

The whole process lasted about three minutes.

"Su Nian, how do you feel?"

Qi Sui withdrew his palm, dispersed the internal energy, and asked.

At this moment, Su Nian's delicate body was covered in sweat, and a layer of fishy and smelly dirt seeped out of her fair skin.

But she didn't care about that. She clenched her fists and tried to jump on the spot. Her pretty face was full of surprise. "Husband, this is too amazing, right? You also know how to cleanse your tendons and marrow? I feel like my strength has improved so much that I can already touch the threshold of a top-notch expert in the martial arts world."

“As long as it works!”

Qi Sui smiled slightly.

It is precisely because of the existence of internal power and mental methods that the methods recorded in history books such as "enlightenment", "wedding dress magic", and "cleansing the tendons and marrow" are not completely fictitious.

"what!"

At this time, Su Nian also discovered his predicament.

"Husband, I'm going to go wash my body first, please wait for me!"

She stuck out her tongue with a slightly red face, then trotted back to the hall, calling a few personal maids, who kept bringing in hot water.

Taking advantage of this time, Qi Sui continued to study his martial arts.

"Hah! Flame Palm!"

A strong energy rose up from Qi Sui's palm, gathering a large amount of fire elements, as if it was really burning.

With a chop of his palm, a fire dragon shot out with astonishing power.

In the real world, there are only a few masters whose Qi can possess such attributes, but he did it so easily.

"Thunder Tornado Kicks!"

"Golden Fist!"

"..."

At this time, Qi Sui was like a true martial arts master. As long as he wanted, he could create thousands of different martial arts.

"We have to continue to settle down!"

He called a young maid and asked her to continue collecting martial arts and internal power techniques for him.

Regardless of quality, the more the better.

At this moment, Su Nian, who had just washed herself, walked over slowly, holding a green sword in her hand. Her white neck was still steaming, and her delicate body exuded a unique and elegant fragrance.

"Husband, I would like you to teach me some sword skills!"

"Sure, show me!"

Qi Sui said with great interest.

He remembered the evaluation of Su Nian in history books.

"Both civil and military"!
This shows that the other party also has good attainments in martial arts.

Zheng——

The long sword was unsheathed, and the sword made a soft whistling sound.

In just a moment, the girl's temperament changed drastically.

Gentleness and fragility were no longer there, her eyebrows were raised, and a fierce fighting spirit gathered between her eyebrows.

"Bah!"

Su Nian moved his feet quickly and lightly, with his powerful martial arts skills.

The sword light was like a drizzle, seemingly ordinary, but it contained terrifying murderous intent.

Finally, the sword tip was formed into a beautiful sword flower. A fierce sword blossomed from the flower and stabbed towards Qi Sui's chest.

Qi Sui watched this scene with a smile on his face.

Seeing that he did not dodge, Su Nian became a little flustered. She wanted to retract her sword move, but her steps became unsteady and she almost fell to the ground. However, the distance between them was too close, and the tip of the sword still pierced in.

But the expected scene of blood gushing out did not happen.

It was like being stabbed into a piece of extremely tough thick cowhide, without even the slightest chance of breaking through the defense.

"You don't have to worry about me. If you can really hurt me, you can walk around the world with your head held high!" Qi Sui smiled indifferently.

Su Nian's heroic spirit was gone, and her face flushed slightly: "My husband, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. Please give me some comments on my swordsmanship!"

"Your swordsmanship is very light and agile, and it is well integrated with your body movements. You can attack when advancing and defend when retreating, combining both hardness and softness. However, it lacks some killing intent. In simple terms, the damage is insufficient."

"It's easy to get into a fight with an opponent of similar level. Women's physical strength is a shortcoming, so it's easier to lose!"

Qi Sui's tone was sincere.

At his current level, guiding Su Nian is no different from a doctoral supervisor guiding an elementary school student.

"Well, husband, I've taken note of all this. I'll go down and think about it!"

Su Nian looked at the sword in his hand with a thoughtful expression.

"But don't put too much pressure on yourself. You are a girl, but you have just turned eighteen. You have undergone a cleansing of the tendons and marrow, so your martial arts aptitude can already be called the best among people. As long as you are willing to calm down and practice, it will not be a problem for you to become a martial arts master in the future!"

Qi Sui encouraged her with a smile.

Su Nian seemed to have thought of something, and asked eagerly, "Husband, can I ask you something about martial arts?"

"Sure, I can teach you everything I know!"

Qi Sui agreed.

This kind of casual thing can be regarded as a fate that brought the two people together.

"Yeah! That's great! I will also work hard to become a great master like my husband, so that I can have the ability to protect all the people of the Divine Phoenix Ancient Country!"

Su Nian jumped up and down in excitement.

No matter how mature she looks, she is just a little girl who has just reached adulthood.

Qi Sui smiled and didn't pour cold water on her.

The path of cultivation is not that simple.

Not to mention reaching his own level, even wanting to reach the level of those 800,000 Imperial Guards coaches who were killed instantly by him yesterday is not an easy task.

"Oh, my dear, it's getting late. Let's go pay our respects to our father first!"

"And today's morning court, father hopes you can also attend it!"

Su Nian said.

Qi Sui thought about it and nodded, "Okay, I also have something to discuss with your father!"

……

Su Zheng’s bedroom is nearby.

After the two passed through a landscape garden, the luxuriously decorated "Qianqing Palace" appeared not far away.

"Husband, I want to discuss something with you!" Su Nian suddenly slowed down.

"you say!"

"If father asks about what happened last night, can you...can you help me smooth things over?"

Speaking of this, Su Nian's pretty face turned red again.

Qi Sui couldn't help but laugh.

He found that the little girl blushed easily.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of these things!"

"That's okay, that's okay!"

Su Nian patted her slightly raised chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

She was a little afraid that her affairs would cause rifts between her father and her husband.

After the eunuch's announcement.

Su Nian and Qi Sui walked into the hall side by side.

The two of them behaved very intimately, and there was nothing unusual about them.

"My daughter Su Nian pays respects to the emperor!"

"Qi Sui greets His Majesty!"

"Hahaha!"

Su Zheng had just gotten up and was still wearing his satin pajamas.

He was in an extremely good mood, and much of the depression that had accumulated over the years due to pressure was dissipated.

In fact, the reason why he was so anxious to get his daughter married to Qi Sui was that there was a lot of gambling involved.

After all, the two sides had not been in contact for a long time, and no one could guarantee what kind of character Qi Sui had. He could not guarantee whether he would take advantage of his daughter and then leave, thus losing both the wife and the army.

But he had no choice.

The situation of the Ancient Shenhuang Kingdom has reached a critical juncture of life and death. There is no time to delay and they can only grit their teeth and take a gamble.

And judging from Qi Sui's performance today, it seems that he made the right bet.

"Brother Qi, although you are my daughter's husband, we have our own affairs!"

While putting on his boots, Su Zheng asked with a smile, "Did you have a good rest last night? My daughter received instruction from the palace maids before her wedding, so she will definitely not be boring to you!"

"Cough cough!"

Qi Sui coughed a few times in embarrassment. He didn't expect that Su Zheng, the king of a country, could say such vicious words.

Su Nian's cheeks also blushed at his words, and she couldn't help but said coquettishly: "Father, what are you doing!"

"Okay, okay, this is a matter for you young people, I won't ask about it!"

With the eunuchs' help, Su Zheng put on the dragon robe with a smile and said, "Brother Qi, are you interested in attending the morning court today? I'll prepare a throne for you, so you can sit on an equal footing with me!"

"Right on my mind!"

"Then come with me!"

Su Zheng was not at all arrogant and walked in front to lead the way.

Su Nian looked at the two people's backs as they left, thought for a moment, and followed them.

At this time, the Shengtian Palace was already filled with civil and military officials who had gotten up at five o'clock to attend the morning court.

Unlike the usual relaxed atmosphere of conversation, the atmosphere in the hall today seemed a bit solemn.

Tension and worry could be seen on every official's face. They all stood in their positions, and no one was interested in talking. The endless silence made the atmosphere increasingly depressing, as if foreshadowing that a storm was about to come.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

A feminine announcement came from afar.

Su Zheng walked into the hall from the side door with the steps of a dragon and a tiger, flicked his sleeves, and sat on the dragon throne, which symbolized the supremacy, with a dignified look.

He gave a look, and Qi Sui sat in the honorable seat next to the dragon throne with dignity.

Throughout the dynasties, it was a great honor for a king of a different surname to be qualified to attend court and attend government affairs.

This is the first time that Qi Sui has been treated so specially.

But considering the other party's terrifying strength, no one would feel anything wrong!
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

Civil and military officials all knelt down in worship.

"Everyone loves you!"

"If there is something going on, go ahead and leave if there is nothing going on!"

Su Zheng asked according to the procedure.

As soon as he finished speaking, an official wearing a black and gold robe of the imperial court came out. He knelt in the center of the hall and reported in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, according to the news from the front line, the Zishu Kingdom and the Changshun Kingdom have a total of 500,000 elite troops approaching Jianmen Pass, intending to destroy our Divine Phoenix!"

"After that, they took the initiative to propose two more terms of peace!"

"First, cede ten cities to the Zishu Nation, including the population in the cities, in exchange for their withdrawal!"

"Second, offering 10,000 young women, including Her Highness Wuyou, to the Changshun Kingdom in exchange for their withdrawal!"

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(End of this chapter)